 | David Hume - 1812 - 604 sivua
...years. JOXSON possessed all the learning which was wanting to Shakespeare, and wanted all the genius of which the other was possessed. Both of them were...Shakespeare, whose rude genius prevailed over the • Invenire it'tam barbari solcnt, Jisponere ft ornare nan nitl truditut. PUN. •j rude rude art... | |
 | David Hume, Tobias Smollett, William Jones - 1828 - 492 sivua
...years. Jonson possessed all the learning which was wanting to Shakspeare, and wanted all the genius of which the other was possessed. Both of them were...country. His merit has been totally eclipsed by that of Shakspeare, whose rude genius prevailed over the rude art of his contemporary. The English theatre... | |
 | George Daniel - 1835 - 366 sivua
...writings have an air of antiquity that belongs not to any of his contemporaries. He crowds his page with Greek and Roman authors, without accommodating them to the manners of his age and country. Careless of future fame, Shakespeare— " For gain, not glory, wing'd his eager flight," since none... | |
 | George Daniel - 1835 - 376 sivua
...writings have an air of antiquity that belongs not to any of his contemporaries. He crowds his page with Greek and Roman authors, without accommodating them to the manners of his age and country. Careless of future fame, Shakespeare — " For gain, not glory, wing'd his eager flight," since none... | |
 | George Daniel - 1835 - 366 sivua
...writings have an air of antiquity that belongs not to any of his contemporaries. He crowds his page with Greek and Roman authors, without accommodating them to the manners of his age and country. Careless of future fame, Shakespeare — " For gain, not glory, wing'd his eager flight," since none... | |
 | David Hume - 1848 - 560 sivua
...years. Jonson possessed all the learning which was wanting to Shakspeare, and wanted all the genius of which the other was possessed. Both of them were...country. His merit has been totally eclipsed by that of Shakspeare, whose rude genius prevailed oAer the rude art of his cotemporary. The English theatre has... | |
 | David Hume - 1854 - 618 sivua
...years. Jonson possessed all the learning which was wanting to Shakspeare, and wanted all the genius of which the other was possessed. Both of them were...accommodating them to the manners of his age and country. Hii * Invcniro ctiam barbari solont, disponcre et nrnare non nisi erudimerit has been totally eclipsed... | |
 | David Hume - 1854 - 610 sivua
...years. Jonson possessed all the learning which was wanting to Shakspeare, and wanted all the genius of which the other was possessed. Both of them were...accommodating them to the manners of his age and country. Hia merit has been totally eclipsed by that of Shakspeare, whou » rude genius prevailed over the rude... | |
 | David Hume - 1854 - 566 sivua
...years. Jonson possessed all the learning which was wanting to Shakspeare, and wanted all the genius of which the other was possessed. Both of them were...without accommodating them to the manners of his age and countiy. His merit has been totally eclipsed by that of Shakspeare, whose rude genius prevailed over... | |
 | David Hume - 1859 - 226 sivua
...years. .! i id-mi possessed all the learning which was wanting to Shakespeare, and wanted all the genins of which the other was possessed. Both of them were...servile copyist of the ancients, Jonson translated into bod English the beantiful passages of the Greek and Roman anthors, without accommodating them to the... | |
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Shakespeare, and wanted all the genius of which the other was possessed. Both of them were equally deficient in taste and elegance, in harmony and correctness. A servile copyist of the ancients, Jonson translated into bad English the beautiful passages... 
